There was a time when Spencer Smith's life could be summed up by three things: training, racing and winning. And considering this chiseled Englishman seemed to capture about every triathlon title in sight - including back-to-back senior world championships - it was easy to understand why he was so focused on this demanding sport. ...more

November 9, 2007

Today, Jesuit swimmer Vinny Donnelly will leave the comfort of chlorinated swimming pools for the salt water of the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

October 21, 2007

Mike Sullivan paused every so slightly before answering, but the response was honest. No, he really hasn't given much thought about returning to his native Massachusetts tonight in his first meeting as a Lightning associate coach facing the team he used to coach, the Boston Bruins. ...more

October 18, 2007

Plant junior baseball player Mychal Givens recently returned from Ixtapa, Mexico, where he helped the USA Junior National Baseball Team win a bronze medal at the 2007 COPABE 'AAA' Pan American Championships. He was joined on the team by Clearwater Central Catholic senior Ryan Weber. On Wednesday, the Tribune caught up with Givens at Plant High for a quick Q&A. ...more

September 6, 2007

It's fascinating bordering on hilarious that there's this much commotion over a fourth-string quarterback who didn't do anything in the preseason. ...more

September 2, 2007